- (adv.&a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
- (adv.&a.) Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
- (adv.&a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
- (adv.&a.) Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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